Ramgarh (community development block)

Ramgarh (community development block) is an administrative division of Ramgarh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Ramgarh
Community development block
Ramgarh
Location in Jharkhand
Ramgarh
Ramgarh (India)
Coordinates: 23.6302°N 85.5193°E / 23.6302; 85.5193
Country India
StateJharkhand
DistrictRamgarh
Government
 • TypeCommunity development block
Elevation
333 m (1,093 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total73,040
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, Santali
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationJH
Lok Sabha constituencyHazaribagh
Vidhan Sabha constituencyRamgarh
Websiteramgarh.nic.in
CD Block

Geography

Ramgarh is located at 23°37′49″N 85°31′09″E. It has an average elevation of 333 metres (1,093 ft).[1]

Ramgarh CD Block covers an area of 72,567.53 acres, out of which 8160.46 acres is forest area.[2]

Damodar River passes through Ramgarh CD Block.[2]

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Ramgarh CD Block had a total population of 73,040, of which 47,871 were rural and 25,169 were urban. There were 37,670 males and 35,370 females. Scheduled Castes numbered 9,543 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 15,397. [3]

Sirka and Marar are census towns in Ramgarh CD Block.[3]

Literacy

As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Ramgarh CD Block was 44,211 out of which 25,839 were males and 18,382 were females.[3]

Economy

Parts of the Argada Area of Central Coalfields Limited are part of Ramgarh CD Block.[2]

Projects in the Argada area of Central Coalfields Limited (as in 2015) were: Gidi A Open Cast, Gidi C OC, Gidi Washery, Religara OC & UG, Sirka OC & UG, and Argada UG.[4]

References
  1. "Ramgarh, India Page". Fallingrain Genomics. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  2. "Ramgarh". Ramgarh Block. District Administration, Ramgarh. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  3. "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  4. "Areas". Argada. CCL. Archived from the original on 26 October 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.


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